Counsellor Tasks Bizmen On Young Entrepreneurs

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Counsellor, Mrs Abisola Leigh, has advised successful entrepreneurs to share their experiences with upcoming ones for them to grow.
Leigh gave the advice in Lagos at a lecture organised by Business to Wealth Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, encouraging youths’ participation in business.
She spoke on: Importance of Mentoring in Business Growth’’.
“Every entrepreneur should have a mentor that can offer a good level of advice that can help him or her overcome challenges in business.
“No man is an island; no matter how genuine your business idea is, someone has done something similar.
“Entrepreneurs should seek successful businessmen in their line of business and learn from them.
“They can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and provide useful contacts for you to succeed,” she said.
Leigh said that many entrepreneurs in Nigeria failed as a result of this.
Also speaking, a business consultant, Mr Barry Jumbo,  said that many young entrepreneurs in Nigeria were skeptical of engaging business mentors.
“This is because they feared their business ideas would be stolen by the mentors,” Jumbo said.
He said that mentors were not quick-fixers who would make business challenges disappear, but they would proffer guidance to the problem.
He advised young entrepreneurs not to be limited by their achievements, but aspire to surpass them.